Assessment 3

Question 4

Which of the following are common safety issues or concerns in vaccination campaigns?

Select one or more:

A. Staff who are unfamiliar with the given vaccine and are under pressure to vaccinate many children in a short period of time.
B. Different age groups receiving vaccines.
C. Rumours spread by anti-vaccine lobbies. Nutritional status of the people/children receiving the vaccine.
D. The nutritional status of a vaccinee.

Answer

Answers A, B and C are correct.

Common safety issues or concerns in vaccination campaigns include the following points:

A.  Staff who are unfamiliar with the given vaccine or mass campaign situations, or who are under pressure to vaccinate many children quickly may cause an increase in adverse events caused by immunization errors.

B.  A wider age group may be targeted than for routine immunizations. Staff may have less experience with adverse events that occur in this age group (e.g. fainting among older children and teenagers).

C.   Some sectors may antagonize against the campaign, for a variety of reasons. This may add fuel to concerns about AEFI during the efforts to justify the vaccination campaign. Rumours may spread rapidly and damage the campaign before there is a chance to counter them.

D.  The nutritional status of a vaccinee is usually not a common issue with mass vaccination campaigns.

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